Comments on: The positives of negative reinforcement http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/2010/01/14/negative-reinforcement/ Exploring topics on horse training & welfare Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:16:55 +1200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: horse training http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/2010/01/14/negative-reinforcement/comment-page-1/#comment-133 horse training Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:17:02 +0000 http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/?p=905#comment-133 It is not enough that you are only good in ridding a horse since like owning a car there are also responsibilities you have to take. This will really help us to know what are those things. It is not enough that you are only good in ridding a horse since like owning a car there are also responsibilities you have to take. This will really help us to know what are those things.

]]> By: The Horse's Advocate http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/2010/01/14/negative-reinforcement/comment-page-1/#comment-125 The Horse's Advocate Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:00:53 +0000 http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/?p=905#comment-125 Hi Molly, Yes, indeedy, positive reinforcement has so much going for it, and I am sure will become more accepted in horse training circles in the future. Some horses are VERY motivated by reinforcement by food, yet not so much by pressure, so it is a very viable alternative. Looking forward to more of these discussions! Hi Molly,

Yes, indeedy, positive reinforcement has so much going for it, and I am sure will become more accepted in horse training circles in the future.

Some horses are VERY motivated by reinforcement by food, yet not so much by pressure, so it is a very viable alternative.

Looking forward to more of these discussions!

]]> By: Molly http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/2010/01/14/negative-reinforcement/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Molly Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:42:28 +0000 http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/?p=905#comment-124 Wow great post on one of my favorite topics! Well Mary took most of the words right out of my mouth! Negative reinforcement is what we horse people use in everyday life to communicate with our horses from "traditional" dressage trainers all the way to Pat Parelli "natural" horsemanship. I really wish that more riders and trainers had a basic knowledge of these concepts. Negative reinforcement has it's draw backs of course just as positive does. When done improperly it causes habituation to the cues.... or dull horses. Also Mary says it best here "With negative reinforcement, we have to apply something the horse is willing to work to avoid. So, even if it doesn’t seem aversive to us, at some level it is mildly aversive to the horse." Not very motivational is it? I am experimenting with using positive and negative reinforcement in my training now. I really do love the way positively reinforced horses search for the right answer and are more interactive. Great post! Wow great post on one of my favorite topics! Well Mary took most of the words right out of my mouth! Negative reinforcement is what we horse people use in everyday life to communicate with our horses from “traditional” dressage trainers all the way to Pat Parelli “natural” horsemanship. I really wish that more riders and trainers had a basic knowledge of these concepts. Negative reinforcement has it’s draw backs of course just as positive does. When done improperly it causes habituation to the cues…. or dull horses.

Also Mary says it best here “With negative reinforcement, we have to apply something the horse is willing to work to avoid. So, even if it doesn’t seem aversive to us, at some level it is mildly aversive to the horse.” Not very motivational is it?

I am experimenting with using positive and negative reinforcement in my training now. I really do love the way positively reinforced horses search for the right answer and are more interactive.

Great post!

]]> By: The Horse's Advocate http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/2010/01/14/negative-reinforcement/comment-page-1/#comment-123 The Horse's Advocate Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:41:55 +0000 http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/?p=905#comment-123 Thanks Mary, like reinforcement, the message has to be effective, and I really like what you have put here. Just the sort of discussion I was hoping to encourage. Thanks Mary, like reinforcement, the message has to be effective, and I really like what you have put here. Just the sort of discussion I was hoping to encourage.

]]> By: Mary H. http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/2010/01/14/negative-reinforcement/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Mary H. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:46:11 +0000 http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/?p=905#comment-122 sorry! didn't realize how long that last comment was! Mary sorry! didn’t realize how long that last comment was!

Mary

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